Rojiblancos looking to get season up and running in the outskirts of Madrid

Having faltered in the dying moments of their opening match against Alavés last week, Atlético Madrid will be looking for their first three points of the season against Leganés tonight.

The home side come into the match on a high, having won on their La Liga debut at Celta on Monday. Griezmann returns for Atleti as they become the first ever top flight visitors to the Butarque stadium.

I guess after the last game Simeone was more worried that we conceded a goal than the fact that we took 93 minutes to score one…..

jodo

Blunt, boring and utterly devoid of any creative or at least, penetrative play. So basically, let’s hope Greizmann does something special each game. How is this going to win anything this season?

Arjit Barua

Gabi and Jaunfran playing like shit, Augusto and Filipe playing very well individually. Everybody else playing below par. Not their fault though, it’s the system/Simeone mindset not the players.

atleti10

Deja vu

snᴉsɐlB

1 shot on goal in the first half.
i’m seriously considering to stop watching our games, cos it’s just getting more frustrating every week.

Jeronamo Pakor Jones

Anyone who agrees with Simeone playing this continuous nonsense has got to be crazy

nandes

Oh no they had a shot on goal! Simeone clearly needs to put more defensive midfielders

Jeronamo Pakor Jones

What kind of sub is that?

aileen

I can`t write anything new than was written before :what is it for the God`s sake?
Mr `I`m always right, even if I`m wrong` is just going to loose this game.He himself, not the players:/

Atleti lover

Why simeone didn’t resign after the CL final????

Abdil Egriøz

This is some funny shit considering that Atleti is one of the 5 best teams in the world

nandes

And some Cholo worshippers will still blame the players for this…. jfc

jodo

Simeone better not come out with transfer or budget excuses. Alaves and Leganes are two teams he should be beating even if nothing changed from last year’s squad.

Dircil

a draw against Leganes, what a joke. Next game he probably considers getting rid of either Agusto or Gabi or Saul.

Koke

If there’s one good thing about these past two games, it’s that we’ve finally been exposed. Too many damn times we’ve played awfully but some Griezmann magic or luck in the last 10 minutes got us a goal and 3 undeserved points. I don’t give a damn about people saying not to complain because this is our “style” or our “identity.” No. This is not a style, this is just playing like shit. Even with all the tons of talent we have, we are terrible going forward. At this rate we will finish behind Sevilla.

Rowly

Simeone never learns. I seriously thought he’d tweak his approach this season so that we were more threatening in attack, a simple change from Koke-Gabi-Tiago/Augusto-Saul to Koke-Gabi-Saul-Gaitan could make such a difference. Instead we’re still too defensive and its cost us 4pts from 6 so far, and it could’ve been worse. 3 shots on target today is shameful, we should be battering these teams, sometimes you have to go out there and win games not just make sure you don’t lose them. Gameiro needs time to settle in, don’t sub him after an hour, especially against teams like this. Simeone is getting like Wenger, too stubborn for their own good.

Koke

Next game he will add two more defensive midfielders and hope for a 93rd minute penalty or scrappy corner kick goal

Kris

God awful.

Kris

Yes. Very well said. Why the fuck did he take out Gameiro?

Kris

Exposed means shit. Coach will continue with the same selection of players.

Kris

All his fault. The starting XI is just not suitable for playing against such a defensively gritty team.

Atleti lover

Reminder: our next games are against Celta Barcelona and valencia in addition to CL… what do you think? ?

nandes

Tiago-Augusto-Gabi-Koke-Saúl in the mid with Thomas as a false nine. Three 0-0s

Kris

I wonder how you are able to make these predictions with such confidence. hmm…Are you an insider of Simeone? or are you… El Cholo himself???

Carpetano

I don’t understand why you complain…

The majority of La Liga teams have [b]always[/b] sits back against Atlético de Madrid…